US 12,081,360 B2
Progressive modulation for downstream access
Chi-ping Nee, Santee, CA (US); Michail Tsatsanis, Huntington Beach, CA (US); and David Barr, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Entropic Communications, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Entropic Communications, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on May 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/200,676.
Application 18/200,676 is a continuation of application No. 17/532,726, filed on Nov. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,706,047.
Application 17/532,726 is a continuation of application No. 17/230,677, filed on Apr. 14, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/230,677 is a continuation of application No. 17/011,130, filed on Sep. 3, 2020, abandoned.
Application 17/011,130 is a continuation of application No. 16/188,962, filed on Nov. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,771,278, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Application 16/188,962 is a continuation of application No. 15/717,550, filed on Sep. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,129,048, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Application 15/717,550 is a continuation of application No. 14/394,800, granted, now 9,780,962, issued on Oct. 3, 2017, previously published as PCT/US2013/036724, filed on Apr. 16, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/624,546, filed on Apr. 16, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0299998 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04L 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/2861 (2013.01) [H04B 7/15557 (2013.01); H04L 5/16 (2013.01); H04L 12/2801 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a preamble;
receiving a message that comprises a plurality of payloads, wherein:
the plurality of payloads are arranged in an order of increasing modulation profile, and
there are no intervening preambles between adjacent payloads of the plurality of payloads;
identifying a payload, of the plurality of payloads, according to the preamble; and
decoding the identified payload according to the preamble.